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HAYES, Eber
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7385 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 September 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Army Pay Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 1 August 1882 |
| Home Town: | Roma, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Bristol, England, 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 7385, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 7385, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 7385, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 31 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, Army Pay Corps (AIF), On detachment with the temporary rank of Corporal | |
| 30 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7385, Army Pay Corps (AIF), Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Hayes and Sarah Hayes nee Curran of Toowoomba, QLD
Next of kin given as his brother Stanley Livingstone Hayes of Charlotte Street, Brisbane, QLD
Marital status given as widower. First wife was Leah Martha Hayes nee Chyrstal of Roma. Later married Margaret E. Hayes nee Everett of Evans Road, Redlands, Bristol, England. Eber and Margaret married on 23 January 1917 ar St. Johns, Bristol, England
Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormode disembarking on 4 August 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal